Patents by Inventor Cyrille AEBY

Cyrille AEBY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CONNECTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF BONDING SUCH CONNECTOR ELEMENT TO A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20230241844
    Abstract: A connector element (1) for being bonded to a substrate by pressing the connector element (1) and the substrate together and mechanically exciting the connector element (1) and the substrate relative to each other when being pressed together, comprises: a base portion (2) having a distal surface (23) and plural protrusions (3) distally extending from the distal surface (23) of the base portion (2). The protrusions (3) comprise a thermoplastic material configured to liquefy when the connector element (1) is pressed to the substrate and mechanically excited. Link members (4) comprising a thermoplastic material configured to liquefy when the connector element (1) is pressed to the substrate and mechanically excited. Each link member (4) connects two neighboring protrusions (3) of the protrusions (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Cyrille AEBY, Stéphane AUDRIAZ